Sasgar - سازكار

Introduction

Maqam Sasgar - ססגאר - 'Saz kar' in Arabic; in SUHV consists of only
three songs by Raphael Tabbush. Other older manuscripts classify some of the
other Ajam songs into this maqam. Musically, this maqam is the Ajam scale
transposed to F-Jiharkah. The Turkish Sazkar is the scale of Rast with emphasis
on Bayat and Sigah jins that exist within the Rast scale. In terms of "Maqam of
the Week", Maqam Sasgar is option for Shabbat Shofetim and the second day of
Shalosh Regalim. According to Dr Idelsohn, the meaning of the wording Sasgar is
derived from a name of a Persian instrument "Saz". In addition, Idelsohn
mentions that this maqam was not known in Egypt, and instead, Maqam Jirkah was
applied.

Index

Raphael Tabbush Assir El 'Eshq: In 1906, Daoud Hosni was granted the first prize at the Musical Congress in Paris, for the composition of his famous hit "Assir El' Eshq" أســير العــشـق. It is a song that still thrills enthusiasts of Middle-Eastern Music.